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Air Gun Home Forum Index » The BS Topic » Bored sh!tless... Goto page 1, 2  Next    View previous topic :: View next topic  Bored sh!tless...   Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:25 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands All my buddies are back in school so they don't have any time for anything. I read half the internet. Does anyone know some interesting reads or other cool stuff? I'm completely at a loss. I'm also reading all the books in our house, but Solzhenitsyn is a pretty heavy read so meh. Went on a job-interview for outbound callcenter work but no succes. I earned a bit of cash by explaining Photoshop to my sister. Also I'm getting some money from the local government. It's not much but at least I can buy some new clothes (I realised the last clothes I bought were some used jackets). Most of my stuff is actually pretty ragged as I only found out today. On the freelance front no good either. Tried asking around if some local companies would like to get manuals made, I'm actually pretty good at the visual part of those. Nothing much yet though. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:35 pm kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand Get off the internet ... and get a job yer dam layabout.... Chat up a few girls....start up a call girl service... just don't put yer profit back into the bussines... _________________ Career Infinity PCP .22 Webley Patriot .25 Hatsan mod 75 .22 Hatsan mod 99 .177 (Quattro & SAS) Kral underlever .177 ............................................. .   Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 1:57 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands kanyon wrote: Get off the internet ... and get a job yer dam layabout.... Chat up a few girls....start up a call girl service... just don't put yer profit back into the bussines... I already visited most job agencies... I also got a work-coach who is supposed to help me find a job, I check at the local job-database every day but as I said you either need a drivers license or live in the city. If I'd just have that drivers license I'd nail a job. Most Taxi services here are craving for new drivers. You also get a car that only costs you Diesel outside of working time. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:15 am donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area Do you have a plan for the type of work you want to do or are you just wanting a job? If you are just wanting a job then the job you get will probably not be very satisfying and wont last long. You need to decide what you like to do, what you can do and find where those things are available. Then go where you need to. Maybe you need to consider something like the military where they will train you in an area you like.   Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:47 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands donec wrote: Do you have a plan for the type of work you want to do or are you just wanting a job? If you are just wanting a job then the job you get will probably not be very satisfying and wont last long. You need to decide what you like to do, what you can do and find where those things are available. Then go where you need to. Maybe you need to consider something like the military where they will train you in an area you like. Well, I wanted to take out a year before I continue studies at a higher level, to make some money, and really, I don't mind any job, I'm willing to do everything and I'm already on a list for a cleaning job at a hospital. (Some of my friends work there). The military here doesn't take anyone. It's all very professional. At that, I'm not fit enough and I got concentration problems so they'd rather have someone else who fits the bill better. The thing is, that here up north it's hard to get work but I don't have the money to travel to the west or south. I'm also networking if I can get something more in art & design but so far no real luck either. It's proving harder then I thought. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:21 pm dobiman Veteran Member Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 167 Location: Gil's Isle, USA Join the US Army. Maybe get US citizenship too.   Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:51 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands dobiman wrote: Join the US Army. Maybe get US citizenship too. You serious? _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:42 am Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND He's bored not crackers dobiman. Anyway what happened to the girlfriend who took you to Paris for a dirty weekend? I'm sure she would get you intrested in something? Al _________________   Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:57 am JustMatt Member Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 45 Location: US If you are interested in a little free higher learning, google MIT Open Courseware. There are full classes of lectures for tons of classes. You can access them through iTunes via the iTunes University (along with a bnch of other school's classes) or through the MITOpen Courseware site. I am listening to the thermodynamics lectures during my commute for extra emphasis on the material. Or you could always get a world of warcraft account. I blew way too much time there (thank god I canceled my account).   Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:55 am packrat Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 882 Location: Out in the woods...Ellabell, GA. Alstone said :He's bored not crackers dobiman _________________ HEY !! This getting old thing is NOT for sissies...   Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:50 pm dobiman Veteran Member Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 167 Location: Gil's Isle, USA OK, bad advice. Joining the US army is more difficult than I thought for a foreigner. You have to be in the US with a green card first. Service will set you back some years of your life and may even turn you to a different direction in career. How about the French Foreign Legion? Ha ha , just joking. Then there are some interesting volunteer groups like the Peace Corps that can give you something to do.   Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:20 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Quote: Then there are some interesting volunteer groups like the Peace Corps that can give you something to do. That's not such a dumb idea. I was a PCV (Guatemala/fish farming 1980-1983). While the Peace Corps per se requires U.S. citizenship, there are other private and church programs that are similar. The Dutch government might also have one. I got to do meaningful work, learn a language, meet people, travel, have amoebic dysentery (three) times, witness (two) coup de etats, and try to work under martial law during a civil war. And never regretted it for a second. _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:46 pm packrat Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 882 Location: Out in the woods...Ellabell, GA. Joining the US Army was one of the very best decisions I've ever made in my life, without question.....I enlisted during Viet Nam war, and to this day have never regretted anything about it...and you can take that to the bank !! _________________ HEY !! This getting old thing is NOT for sissies...   Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:15 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Alstone wrote: He's bored not crackers dobiman. Anyway what happened to the girlfriend who took you to Paris for a dirty weekend? I'm sure she would get you intrested in something? Al Back to Mexico, but she'll be back. JustMatt wrote: Or you could always get a world of warcraft account. I blew way too much time there (thank god I canceled my account). I'd like to keep my life, rather bored then WoW. I went out yesterday. Beer, Cigars and a Whiskey with some of my friends whom I haven't seen in ages. Good times. I'm gonna see if I can still write myself into a school. The government has been changed as a coalition has finally formed, and they're gonna cut a lot of fundings. If I can get scholarship before this happens, I can still enjoy the funding, which makes my life a ton easyer. Right now I'm feeling pretty good, even though this week didn't really accomplish anything. Today I'm gonna gonna see if some job agencies have anything, and make a few phonecalls and see what's happening. I also bought new pants. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:54 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands And then there was that time when my job coach threw me a job offer in my lap I can't refuse. Got something pretty much along the lines of what I got my diploma for, and it's doable by train. I'm hoping for a job interview soon! _________________ BIG GAP Bored sh!tless...     Air Gun Home Forum Index » The BS Topic You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 2   Goto page 1, 2  Next All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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